Today's best photos: from Sultan Al Neyadi leaving ISS to a UAE heritage exhibition

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Sultan Al Neyadi looks at Earth from the International Space Station before leaving. Photo: Sultan Al Neyadi / Twitter

Members of Israel's security forces clash with Eritrean asylum seekers protesting an event organised by Eritrea's government in Tel Aviv. AFP

A girl plays under a light projecting a rooster on the floor during nighttime activities in the Chacao neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela. AP

People take part in a demonstration in Tel Aviv against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition government's judicial overhaul. Reuters

The sun rises behind La Perdrix lighthouse in Loctudy, France. Reuters

A Greek man hugs his son as they watch smoke rising from a wildfire burning near the village of Lefkimi in the region of Evros. Reuters

Water Rugby players take part in an event in Lausanne, Switzerland a week before the start of the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France. EPA

Moroccan athlete Soufiane El Bakkali participates in the men's 3000m steeplechase final at the Xiamen Diamond League in China. Reuters

A woman confesses outside the Steppe Arena ahead of Pope Francis' arrival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Reuters

Young people fill jerrycans with water from a waterway near the Setit Dam in eastern Sudan before transporting them on donkeyback. AFP

Falconers wave the UAE flag at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition. Victor Besa / The National

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